Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3545 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 3.44 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 10.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 216 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2277 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1464 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0813 metric tons per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.3827 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1778 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2049 metric tons per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1776 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9382 metric tons per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2158 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2644 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.67 metric tons per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3101 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.4 metric tons per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3447 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.18 metric tons per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Samoa, at 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.3545 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 3.44 metric tons per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.